Senate To Summon MD Bank Of Agriculture Over Misappropriation Of Government funds

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By Shehu Yahaya

 

The Senate has resolved to summon the Managing Director  Bank of Agriculture  Mr. Alwan Ali Alhassan over the alleged misappropriation of Government funds.

The Senate decided after a meeting with the Director General Anti Corruption Corps Dr. Maina Abdullah Gimba and  Chairman senate committee on public complaint and Chairman senate committee on Corruption over the alleged misappropriation of Government funds by the Managing Director BOA.

In a statement issued to journalists in Kaduna by the Director General Anti Corruption Corps Dr. Maina Abdullah Gimba,  said the summon followed a petition by the Anti Corruption Corps alleging Financial misappropriation by the Managing Director Bank of Agriculture Alwan Ali Alhassan.

According to him" We have confidence in the senate that justice will be done on the allegations raised against the MD Bank of Agriculture Alwan Ali Alhassan"  he said

It could be recalled that on March 6, 2021, The Senate Panel summoned the Managing Director of Bank of Agric following the query raised by the Office of Auditor General’s 2017 report on the missing vehicles in the Bank of Agric in Kaduna.

However, when the Managing Director of the Bank appeared before the Panel to respond to the query about the missing of about N49 million, no document was presented to the members of the Committee.

The Managing Director was only able to present a letter from the Ministry of Agric which mandated him to withdraw money from the Agricultural Mechanization  Fund to procure the vehicles.